Ansel Adams

(American, 1902–1984)

Ansel Adams was an iconic American photographer known for his awe-inspiring black-and-white photographs of the American West. Carefully composed and technically precise, the artist’s picturesque images of Yosemite National Park are some of the most iconic works in the history of the medium. “Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space,” he once mused. “I know of no sculpture, painting, or music that exceeds the compelling spiritual command of the soaring shape of granite cliff and dome, of patina of light on rock and forest, and of the thunder and whispering of the falling, flowing waters.” Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, CA, the artist trained as a concert pianist before turning to photography in 1930. Along with Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham, Adams formed Group f/64 with the goal of elevating photography to a high art at a time when it was only considered a form of documentation. A committed environmentalist, he traveled throughout the country to capture the grandeur of natural sites. Adams died on April 22, 1984 in Monterey, CA at the age of 82. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, among others.

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Ansel Adams (6,417 results)
Top of the Mark, 1939

Ansel Adams

Top of the Mark, 1939

Sale Date: August 2, 2023

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Silverton, Colorado, 1951, 1951

Ansel Adams

Silverton, Colorado, 1951, 1951

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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Antelope House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly..., 1942

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Antelope House Ruin, Canyon de Chelly..., 1942

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California, , 1945

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Edward Weston, Carmel Highlands, California, , 1945

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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Gottardo Piazzoni in His Studio, San..., 1932

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Gottardo Piazzoni in His Studio, San..., 1932

Sale Date: July 13, 2023

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Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter,..., 1968

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Eagle Peak and Middle Brother, Winter,..., 1968

Sale Date: July 12, 2023

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958

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Siesta Lake, Yosemite National Park,..., 1958

Sale Date: July 12, 2023

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Gates of the Valley, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

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Gates of the Valley, Winter, Yosemite..., 1938

Sale Date: July 12, 2023

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Moon and Half Dome

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Moon and Half Dome

Sale Date: June 21, 2023

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Orchard, 1963

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Orchard, 1963

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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Fern Springs, 1961

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Fern Springs, 1961

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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Taos Pueblo, 1977

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Taos Pueblo, 1977

Sale Date: June 6, 2023

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Winter, Forest Detail, Yosemite Valley,..., 1949

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Winter, Forest Detail, Yosemite Valley,..., 1949

Sale Date: May 31, 2023

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Lake Tenaya, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

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Lake Tenaya, Mount Conness, Yosemite..., 1946

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

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Oak Tree, Snowstorm, Yosemite National Park, , 1948

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, 1927,..., 1927

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Monolith, The Face of Half Dome, 1927,..., 1927

Sale Date: May 19, 2023

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Mount Williamson, from Manzanar, Sierra..., 1944

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Mount Williamson, from Manzanar, Sierra..., 1944

Sale Date: June 9, 2023

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1938

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Cathedral Peak and Lake, Yosemite National..., 1938

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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Mirror Lake Yosemite National Park, California, 1935

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Mirror Lake Yosemite National Park, California, 1935

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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Valley View of Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

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Valley View of Wawoma Tunnel, Yosemite..., 1936

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

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El Capitan, Yosemite National Park, California, 1952

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

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Moon and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park,..., 1960

Sale Date: May 10, 2023

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Winnowing Grain, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, c. , 1929

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Winnowing Grain, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, c. , 1929

Sale Date: May 2, 2023

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Orchard, Early Spring, Portola Valley,..., 1953

Ansel Adams

Orchard, Early Spring, Portola Valley,..., 1953

Sale Date: May 2, 2023

Auction Closed

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